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Following decisions like exploring -O3 package builds for Ubuntu Linux, another newly-announced change by Canonical I must applaud is their decision to commit to shipping the very latest upstream kernel code at release time...

Canonical Moves To Shipping Very Latest Upstream Kernel Code For Ubuntu Releases  Phoronix

OpenBLAS 0.3.28 made it out today as the open-source optimized BLAS library that caters to a wide range of processors spanning various architectures. With this OpenBLAS 0.3.28 release are yet more optimizations and new CPU optimized paths...

3-in-1 Linux Convertible Laptop Unveiled by TUXEDO  OMG! Ubuntu!

Behind the Linux SLUBStick vulnerability  Digital Journal

Cosmic DE previews the future of Linux in Pop!_OS 24.04 alpha with Fedora, Serpent OS, and Arch support at launch  Notebookcheck.net

AMD Ryzen 7 9700X Performance With DDR5-8000 Using Corsair Vengeance 2x16GB DDR5-8000 DIMMs Review  Phoronix

With the new AMD Ryzen 9000 series processors the AGESA supports up to DDR5-8000 memory. With yesterday's testing of the AMD Ryzen 5 9600X and Ryzen 7 9700X review all of the tests were done at DDR5-6000 in matching with the Ryzen 7000 series and Intel Core 13th/14th Gen configurations. In this article today is an initial look at the DDR5-8000 performance with the AMD Ryzen 7 9700X while using Corsair Vengeance 2 x 16GB DDR5-8000 DIMMs (Corsair CMH32GX5M2X8000C36).

An 18-year-old browser exploit leaves MacBooks and Linux laptops vulnerable — but a fix is coming  Laptop Mag

Tuxedo InfinityFlex 14 3-in-1 is a Linux laptop, tablet and portable monitor  Liliputing

Sober is a new way to play Roblox on Linux from the Vinegar team  GamingOnLinux

System76 desktop environment COSMIC alpha now available to try  GamingOnLinux

You can kick the alpha tires on System76’s Cosmic, a new Linux desktop  Ars Technica

COSMIC Is the Linux Desktop of the Future  How-To Geek

System76 today is releasing an alpha build of Pop!_OS 24.04 that is built atop Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and making it very interesting is that it includes the alpha version of their Rust-written COSMIC desktop environment. I've been playing around with this Pop!_OS 24.04 alpha in advance of today's embargo lift and it's been working out quite well...

System76 Launches Pop!_OS 24.04 LTS with COSMIC Alpha Desktop Environment  9to5Linux

Full 360 Degrees! TUXEDO Unveils First Convertible Linux Laptop  It's FOSS News

TUXEDO Computers Unveils Their First 3-in-1 Convertible Linux Laptop  9to5Linux

China’s preferred desktop Linux, openKylin, chases the AI PC in version 2.0  The Register

TUXEDO InfinityFlex 14: The Linux answer to Microsoft Windows 11 convertibles  BetaNews